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AMD Bulldozer Finally!

AceTK said:
Finally today we heard when bulldozer was going to show up. Ok you got me this isnt a countdown to actually being able to get your hands on it but it is a countdown till we will actually start seeing some benchmarks and enthusiasts having a chance to tinker with it. I don't know about you guys but im particularly excited about getting myself an 8 core (4 module i know) cpu some time this year (benchmarks and cost effective price point permitting). Now given how this is literally only 25 days (at time of this post) we should start to see the AM3+ mobos popping up anytime soon too. Sure we know about MSI's big bang conquerer but thats been it for ages and again im most eager to start planning for my future build. :rubs hands: :D


http://www.fudzilla.com/processors/item/21753-amd-to-showcase-bulldozer-at-cebit

http://www.cebit.de/home <------- realtime countdown timer on site
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September now, still no BD. It's amazing how the world works.
 
Martini1991 said:
Well, if it doesn't beat the 2500k, it's be a frigging failure since it has 900mhz faster core :D
And maybe the Thuban didn't do 60 FPS average, I've forgotten.

Either way, you're still waiting on BD.
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Why would it be a failure even if that was the case? You've no idea about price, and as stated many, many times well-featured, premium AMD mobos are vastly cheaper than similar Intel ones.
 
I wouldn't even like to guess at this point! Apparently, at least according to yet another speculative article by TPU, based on an even more speculative source, AMD are shafting everything down to October now and tweaking clocks again, but without a clear and publicly available reason for the move. Which does not exactly leave a lot of time between proper launch and q1 2012 refresh of the line, doesn't it? Still, I think the mentality at HQ is, "as long as we are in before x-mas, chaps, it's all good! :D"

The impatient among us will probably either go SB route or get a server board by then. :P But I would wait until the multiple refreshes next year - to get all my AMD eggs in one basket, so to speak, and hopefully without any major hardware issues or recalls, which seem to be the trend these days.
 
pmc25 said:
Why would it be a failure even if that was the case? You've no idea about price, and as stated many, many times well-featured, premium AMD mobos are vastly cheaper than similar Intel ones.
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Oh, we all know AMD mobo's offer much better bang for buck, I'll give you that.
If a 4.2GHZ 4 core can't beat a 3.3GHZ quad core, how isn't that a failure? We need to see some real competition, near equal performance.
phil128 said:
But are they as good as Intels?
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I much prefer AMD boards to Intels. Much more features for the price,
 
Martini1991 said:
Oh, we all know AMD mobo's offer much better bang for buck, I'll give you that.
If a 4.2GHZ 4 core can't beat a 3.3GHZ quad core, how isn't that a failure? We need to see some real competition, near equal performance.


I much prefer AMD boards to Intels. Much more features for the price,
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I don't kind spending a bit more money for a CPU and mobo, knowing it'll last longer (more futureproof). I made this choice when I bought my Asus maximus extreme 3 with an i7 860. It's a lot faster than my other system (Asus Crosshair V ,AMD Phenom II X6 3.3 GHZ)
 
phil128 said:
I don't kind spending a bit more money for a CPU and mobo, knowing it'll last longer (more futureproof). I made this choice when I bought my Asus maximus extreme 3 with an i7 860. It's a lot faster than my other system (Asus Crosshair V ,AMD Phenom II X6 3.3 GHZ)
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I'm not sure why you bought an AMD system when you had an i5 system.
Why not just go 1155? That has support for Ivy.
 
To be honest, phil, LGA 1156 like AMD's current FM1 platform was not exactly a smart long term investment, although I admit that long term is relative for people, as it can mean anything between 6 months to 5 years, for some. Both were stopgap mainstream efforts by respective manufacturers. :)
 
I have my PC half built (just need cpu,ram and board) so waiting for BD or go with 2500k are my options ,either one is going to be a major upgrade over my old socket 939 system.


It can get frustrating waiting for new hardware that's supposed to be around the corner,anyway I can wait until October to see what's the best option for a gaming PC.
 
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wannabedamned said:
Any links? There's a lot of information being mentioned in the past few posts that arent anywhere in this thread yet. Just a little confused why no sources have been posted if there's information like this available.

Unless its speculation from posters elsewhere, in which point. It may aswell be ignored.
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http://www.zdnet.com/blog/computers/amd-reveals-pricing-for-eight-core-bulldozer-processor-320/6098
http://news.softpedia.com/news/AMD-Llano-and-Bulldozer-Pricing-Revealed-Report-201335.shtml
I am sure those articles have been posted in this thread before, I took those prices looked on a few us sites and found the 2600k around $320.
 
datalol-jack said:
To be honest, phil, LGA 1156 like AMD's current FM1 platform was not exactly a smart long term investment, although I admit that long term is relative for people, as it can mean anything between 6 months to 5 years, for some. Both were stopgap mainstream efforts by respective manufacturers. :)
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At the time I never knew about 1155 :-( tille about a month after I built my machine. If I felt Ivy performed a lot better in gaming, power comsumption etc, then I'll think about building another PC. I'll use this system as a distributed system with my AMD system.
 
Martini1991 said:
I'm not sure why you bought an AMD system when you had an i5 system.
Why not just go 1155? That has support for Ivy.
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Intel's boards don't according to latest info. Requires an RMA UEFI wipe. This may also be the case for all other 1155 mobos which claim compatibility with Ivy.
 
Martini1991 said:
Oh, we all know AMD mobo's offer much better bang for buck, I'll give you that.
If a 4.2GHZ 4 core can't beat a 3.3GHZ quad core, how isn't that a failure? We need to see some real competition, near equal performance.


I much prefer AMD boards to Intels. Much more features for the price,
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Stop spreading FUD. They're not the same architecture.
 
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